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By Express News Service - CHENNAI
21st December 2012 08:35 AM
Classical singer Nithyasree’s husband Mahadevan (45) committed suicide on Thursday afternoon by jumping into the Adyar River after parking his car on the Kotturpuram bridge. Police officers attributed it to depression.
According to police, around 12.15 pm, Mahadevan sat behind the wheel of his luxury sedan and started driving with his driver Suresh alongside. Midway through the bridge, he pulled over and parked the car. After both alighted, Mahadevan locked the car, put the key in his pocket, walked across the sidewalk to the parapet wall and jumped into the Adyar River around 12.30 pm, police said. It all happened in a flash and the driver couldn’t respond.
While passersby alerted police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel at Kotturpuram, driver Suresh called up Nithyasree, who rushed to the spot. As she was sobbing inconsolably, the police advised her to go back. She then left for her home at Vellaiyan Street in Kotturpuram.
Around 1.30 pm, Mahadevan’s body was fished out of the river and taken to a private hospital where doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. Kotturpuram Police Inspector N Elangovan told Express that Mahadevan was being treated for his depression at a multi-specialty hospital for the past five years.
“Mahadevan’s mental condition worsened after his mother Shanthi passed away in April. When he stopped the car in the middle of the bridge, his driver thought Mahadevan wanted to take a leak, but he jumped into the river,” he said. Nithyasree is the grand-daughter of legendary Carnatic vocalist D K Pattammal. Mahadevan was an engineer with a private firm. They have two daughters — Thejasree (8) and Thanujasree (6).
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Comments(25)
I sincerely give my heartfelt condolences for the family - Nityasree and her two daughters. Depression can be cured if she would have been taken him to her kutcheries because music can cure any illness esp depression. Now, whatever happend is past. Let her focus on her singing and her two daughters. She should continue to sing so that she can come out of the sad time. God give the family full strength.
Posted by Revathy Raman at 12/23/2012 20:46 Reply to this Report abuse
Mahadevan died and the news wiped off with some powers. But everyone has to answer God for the mistakes. Everyone including wife may tell he was suffering from depression etc to come out of the actual truth. The actual reason for the death is ego problem. One who always cares for money and fame always have a fall.
Posted by silesh at 12/25/2012 00:36 Reply to this Report abuse
Really a sad news for the great singer. Friction develops when one partner becomes more and more famous. The other if not getting similar opportunities fels more and more small. I personally feel Nityasree would become like M.S. one day happy till her old age. She was becoming famous equaling her grand mother Pattammal. But alas. it is a great tragedy and may take months for her to come back to normal. May the departed soul rest in peace in Heaven. Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi !
Posted by P.Sundararajan at 01/09/2013 09:14 Reply to this Report abuse
Really a sad news for the great singer. Friction develops when one partner becomes more and more famous. The other if not getting similar opportunities fels more and more small. I personally feel Nityasree would become like M.S. one day happy till her old age. She was becoming famous equaling her grand mother Pattammal. But alas. it is a great tragedy and may take months for her to come back to normal. May the departed soul rest in peace in Heaven. Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi !
Posted by P.Sundararajan at 01/09/2013 09:15 Reply to this Report abuse
i am shocked because i regularly play her skanda shashti kavacham, kaana ayiram kann and devi yagnas ( 8 cds available at swathi soft solutions chennai and can also listened from musicindiaonline) i feel it so sad that a person who worshipped sri vidya devi through music got this. let devi give her full mental strength and motivate her to back to music as music is her life and we all want her to serve its cause wholeheartedly as she had been doing.
Posted by SUBRAMANIA IYER at 01/15/2013 11:36 Reply to this Report abuse